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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine in tactical gear aims a weapon on sandbags under a camouflage tent.

Ready for Action

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Landon Jones participates in a counter-landing live-fire rehearsal for Kamandag in Palawan, Philippines, June 3, 2025. The exercise is designed to enhance the Armed Forces of the Philippines' defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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